Colostomy appliance



27, :i951 B H, PQLCYN CULUSTOMY APPLIANCE Filed Aug. 15, 194@ Y INUENTOE EEA/@e0 H. pafccyn/ MMM AT'roeNsYS 'sure securely seated against shoulder I3.

' of the receptacle.

in the gasket and the opening I5 'in Patented Mar. 27, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLOSTOMY APPLIANCE Bernard H. Polcyn, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application August 15, 1946, Serial No. 690,704

15 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement` in parts of the colostomy cup.

Fig. 3 is a detail view on the scale of Fig. 1 fragmentarily showing in perspective an interior view of a portion of the appliance illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail viewv in cross section showing a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4 showing a modied embodimentI of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a view on a reduced scale showing in perspective a further modiiied embodiment of the' Ainvention with certain of the parts separated.

In its preferred form, the appliance comprises a cup 8 to which the supportingr belt or belts 8 'may be attached. The cup is bordered by a flange I which, because the cup is sometimes worn 'without its closure I l, is preferably provided with a marginal bead at i2. E'Xternally, the flange i9 is shouldered atl I3 to afford al seat for the vmargin of the closure member l i.

The closure is worn between the cup 8 and the body so that the pressurev of the cup toward' the body under tension of the belts 9 holds the clo- The cup and closure together comprise a receptacle which is wholly closed except for the aperture f which admitsv bodily secretions to the interior The closure has an annular, inwardly projecting fiange i6 surrounding opening I5. The face of the closure is slightly concave at H, but in registry with the flange there 4is a slight bead at i8. A'disposable paper gasket I8 localiz'es the pressure and tends to conne the secretions which pass through' 'the opening 20 the closure to the interior of the container.

l vAn important feature of the invention involves f made.

' HSr for disposal.

ultimately disintegrate lin Water. fever, sustain its form adequately in the presence the manner in which the disposable liner 25'. is As indicated in the drawing, the liner preferably comprises socalled cellucotton which is conventionally made up of a number of plies of tissue laminated together. The liner has a multi-ply outer wall 26 and a multi-ply inner wall 21 peripherally joined adhesively or otherwise at a seam 28) which lies against the beaded inner margin i2 of the cup in the manner best shown in Fig. 4. The outline of the completed liner is smaller than the interior dimensions of closure II, but greatery than the interior dimensionsy of the Ibead I2 of cup 8.

The liner is so made as to establish a tighttting connection between the liner and flange I 6. This may be accomplished in a variety of Ways, some of' which are suggested in Figs. 4` to 6. In one of the preferred constructions, an aperture in the inner wall 21 of liner 25' is outlined by a ring 29 of cardboard or the like which reenforces the margin of the wall' about the aperture. Even heavy paper is suicient, as not a great deal of reenforcement is required. The ring 2'9 may be fastened by adhesive or otherwise to the plies of tissue making up the inner wall El of the liner. Since the flange I6 has a slight tape'r externally,A the ring 29 will tend to wedge onto the outside of flange I6' in the position shown in Fig. 4, thus making a tight connection between the parts. It may be' foreedto wedging position by pressure of the operators iinger, lwhich maybe inserted through the opening I5 in the closure before the appliance is po sitionedv on the body. The ring 29 is preferably of sufficiently .lightweight material to be dispos- 'able alongwith the liner and todisintegrate readily in the water cfa toilet howl. vIt is. suiciently iiexible so that it may readily be flushed down the toilet, even before it is disintegrated. To dispose of the liner and its contents, it is only necessary to remove the cu-p or twist it upon its belt sufficiently to expose the closure, and withdraw the liner, stripping ring 23 from flange One or more plies of the cellucotton tissue used to construct the liner may be of relatively Waterproofv material, if desired. The socalled waterproof tissue usedin cellucotton for sanitary napkins and other purposes is not really waterproof but is merely water resistant and will It does, howof moistureiso that it iswell adapted for this purpose.

In the construction shown in Fig. 5, the closure I I0 has its ange |60 so made as to provide an internal shoulder at 30. The lining sack 250 is made exactly as heretofore described except that the margins of its wall 210 are fastened to a sleeve 290 instead of to the annular disk shown in Fig. 4. The sleeve 29B is so dimensioned that it may be pressed by the operators fingers to frictionally b'ind against the ange HB9 and abut the shoulder' 3G as shown in Fig. 5.

In the construction shown in Fig. 6, the closure H2 has its flange |62 provided with radial ears at 33 and the inner reenforced margin 292 of the inner wall 212 of the liner` 252 is notched at 34 to receive these ears. TheV liner is' assembled to the closure in a position angularlyolfset from its ultimate position in order to permit the ears 33-to enter the notches 34.4 The liner is then rotated a few degrees into registration with the closure, thereby locking the liner to the closure.

In all of the constructions illustrated, a very satisfactory seal between the liner and the cup closure is established whereby bodily fluids seeping into the liner are conned to the liner and prevented from escape to the interior of the cup or its closure. Because such a seal is established most simply in the manner suggested in Fig. 4, the Fig. 4 construction is preferred.

It will be noted that the various constructions disclosed are not only adapted to effect a seal between the liner and the closure but are also adapted to hold the liner open and to tend to prevent its collapse pending flow into it from the body of the wearer. vBut for some more or less secure connection between the apertured inner provided with a support, a closure removably applied to the cup to be worn between the cup and the body and having an apertured wall and an inwardly projecting iiange about the aperture, and a liner comprising inner and outer wall portions peripherally seamed together, the seam lying within the closurer and of greater dimensions than the interior of the cup, the inner wall portion of the liner havingan aperture registering with the aperture of the closure and having a marginal reenforcement holding the margin of said inner wall portion about said aperture in frictional engagement with said flange, whereby to hold said liner removably to the closure and in an open position within the container.

6. The combination set forth in claim 5 in which said reenforcement comprises a radial annulus externally engaged with said flange, said flange having an external taper upon which said annulus is wedged.

7. The combination set forth in claim 5 in which said flange has an internal shoulder and said reenforcement comprises a collar seated within the flange against such shoulder.

8. The combination set forth in claim 5 in which said flange and reenforcement have ear and notch portions rotatably interlocked against separation.

wall of the liner and the closure of the cup, such inner wall might collapse against the outer wall of the cup. In the device as shown, this does not occur. Also, the contact of the seam 28 with the outer margin of the cup or its closure tends to keep the liner from flattening outand maintains it open as shown.

The device has ample capacity and yet is sufciently flat so that it may be worn comfortably and without undue pressure against the body of the wearer. A feature contributing greatly to comfort as well as sanitation is the arrangement whereby the portion of the container worn next the body (i. e., the closure I I) isrconcave but vis beaded about its opening.

I claim:

1. A colostomy appliance comprising a hollow container having an apertured wall provided with a tubular ange marginally connected with the wall about the aperture and projecting inwardly from said kwall into the container, and a hollow liner wholly within the container having an apertured wall portion detachably connected with the flange.

2. The combination set forth in claim 1 in which the apertured wall portion of the liner has a marginal reenforcement, in frictional engagement with the flange.

3. The combination set forth in claim 1 in which the apertured wall portion of the liner has a marginal reenforcement in frictional engagement with the flange, said reenforcement comprising a radial annulus and the flange 'having a taper upon which such annulus wedges vshoulder against which said collar seats.

5. A colostomy appliance comprising a cup 9. In a colostomy appliance a cup having a beaded margin and an external shoulder, a cupshaped closure telescopically fitted about said margin against said shoulder and provided with an aperture, and an apertured liner comprising inner and outer wall portions having a peripheral seam uniting them, said seam lying adjacent said bead outside of said cup and within said closure, the inner wall portion of said liner having an aperture and having means providing releasable marginal connection about said aperture between the inner wall portion of the liner and the flange of the closure.

10. In a device of the character described, a liner for a colostomy appliance comprising inner and outer wall portions, means connecting said portions marginally, the inner wall portion being apertured, and a marginal reenforcement for the inner wall portion about the aperture, the entire liner including such reenforcement being disposable.

11. The liner set forth in claim 10 in which the reenforcement comprises a at annulus to which margins of the inner wall about its aperture are adhesively connected.

12. The combination set forth in claim 10 in which the reenforcementY comprises a length of tubing to which the margins of the inner wall portion about said aperture are adhesively connected.

13. A liner for a colostomy receptacle, said liner comprising an apertured wall portion and an unapertured wall portion, both of said wall portions comprising multi-ply tissue, and means adhesively connecting the respective wall portions marginally to each other to comprise a peripheral seam.

14. The liner described in claim 13 in further combination with an annular reenforcement of paper material about the aperture and connected with said apertured wall portion.

15. A colostomy appliance comprisingV a hollow container having an apertured wall provided with a-tubular ange marginally connected with the wall about the aperture and projecting inwardly from said wall into the container, and a hollow y liner within the container having an apertured 5 6 wall portion provided with an integral marginal Number Name Date reenforement detachably conneted with the 2,129,054 Geisler Sept. 6, 1938 flange. I 2,205,270 Perry Jul 18, 1940 BERNARD H. POLCYN. 2,327,514 Fenwick Ag 24, 1943 2,341,984 Graves Ftil 15, 1944 REFERENCES CITED 2,423,060 zam June 24, 1947 The following references are of record in the FOREIGN PATENTS me of this patent: Number Country bate UNITED STATES PATENTS w 375,180 Germany May 7, 192s Number Name Date 4j35,993 France Jan. 11, 1912 1,389,531 Riche Aug. 30, 1921 "469,975 Great Britain lAug. 6, 1937 2,048,392, Koenig July 21, 1936 752,361 France "Maxx 14, 1933 2,078,512 Simpson Apr. 27, 1937 

